Man who spent year in church to avoid deportation walks free

Javier Flores Garcia, an undocumented Mexican immigrant facing deportation, sought and received sanctuary in the Arch Street United Methodist Church in Philadelphia. He cradles his 4-year-old son, Javier, with his wife, Alma, and daughter, Adamaris, by his side inside the church, where he was granted sanctuary on Nov. 13, 2016. Photo courtesy of Philly.com/Ed Hille

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who’d been living in a Philadelphia church for nearly a year to avoid deportation to Mexico has walked free.